Securing the Unseen: Identity Management, Machine Identities, and AI Threat

Once defined by perimeter firewalls and employee password policies, Identity and Access Management (IAM) has fundamentally shifted. As organizations accelerate digital transformation, the explosive rise of non-human identities (NHIs)—such as service accounts, APIs, tokens, and automated bots—has far outpaced traditional security frameworks. Today, machine identities outnumber human users by orders of magnitude, creating a massive, sprawling attack surface that legacy IAM solutions were never built to protect.

Enter the era of Artificial Intelligence. While AI drives unprecedented automation and analytical speed, it simultaneously arms adversaries with sophisticated tools to exploit these unmanaged machine identities. Autonomous AI agents, automated credential harvesting, and rapid API exploitation are turning overlooked non-human access points into prime targets. Securing the modern enterprise now demands moving beyond basic human authentication toward continuous, intelligent governance over every entity accessing your network.

Join cybersecurity professionals and IAM experts as they break down the critical evolution of identity security. This panel will explore practical strategies for discovery, monitoring, and lifecycle management of non-human identities in an AI-driven threat landscape, offering actionable insights to help you close identity blind spots before attackers exploit them.

Moderated Panel

• Chadwick Edwards, Director and Manager of Infrastructure at GRC

Speakers

• Michael Giordano, Founder, Hive
• Collin John, Head of Innovation & Technology, SecureX
• Devon James, Security Solutions Engineer, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
• Alon Hillel-Tuch, Assistant Professor, NYU, focusing on cybersecurity, fintech, AI and machine learning, healthcare, and infrastructure

Following the discussion, join us for light refreshments and finger foods while connecting with fellow cybersecurity professionals, exchanging ideas, and building valuable relationships across the industry.

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore one of the most transformative issues in cybersecurity today. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, October 22nd.

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